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Dillon “Big Dill” Smith here, and Houston slammed the dome and the door. The Texans blanked the Titans 26-0 at NRG, a grind that started with Ka’imi Fairbairn’s pair of first-half boots while Tennessee blinked twice—Joey Slye yanked a 41-yarder early and pushed a 43-yarder just before half. The tone was set: Houston’s defense dictated, Tennessee’s offense skidded.

Out of the break, the Texans finally found some juice. C.J. Stroud (22/28, 233, 2 TD, 0 INT) went full point guard, including a huge 1st-and-30 rescue ball to Nico Collins (4-79) that flipped the field and the vibe. Then Stroud opened the fourth by pinging Woody Marks on a 12-yard score, and you could feel the lid pop off the place.

From there, it snowballed. Derek Stingley Jr. jumped a sideline throw for a fourth-quarter pick, Jayden Higgins ripped a 24-yard TD, and Marks iced it with an 18-yard house call. Meanwhile, Danielle Hunter was a menace (two sacks), and Houston held Tennessee to just 190 total yards—only 108 through the air and 82 on the ground. For the Titans, Tony Pollard (14-64) was the lone spark as Cameron Ward (10/26, 108) never found rhythm.

Two weeks ago, NFL.com spotlighted Houston’s sputtering offense under new OC Nick Caley—today was the clapback. (mobile-www.nfl.com) Stroud even flipped the fantasy script after SBNation labeled him a Week 4 sit. (sbnation.com) And per SBNation, Cam Ward’s postgame assessment pulled no punches as Tennessee dropped to 0-4. (sbnation.com) Big Dill of the Game: Woody Marks — 17 carries for 69 and a TD, plus 4 grabs for 50 and another score. Two-way spice, all flavor, and the spark that broke it open. That’s a wrap from Big Dill Sports — where ballin’ is a big dill.